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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1968
Page
4
Keeps scripture focus with Jude 21 urging believers to keep themselves in love of God and seek mercy for eternal life. Notes that God keeps, yet humans must do their part and warns there is no shelter from fallout when love is betrayed. Ends with a writer’s aside about an employment counsellor seeking work.
A Topeka Daily Capital read explains how a common housefly positions itself to walk on a ceiling. It weighs methods like looping versus gripping with front legs, but reveals there is a single true method. The piece invites readers to shift focus from Vietnam crime and politics to a light home observation.
A reader commends public recognition of cheerleaders in the Washington Schools, calling it a first. She notes cheerleaders work hard, fund their camps and uniforms, provide transportation, and keep spirits high for their teams amid apathetic fans.
The piece notes Britain will spot check car and truck noise after July 1 at roadside meters. Fines up to 120 dollars await violators. It suggests the policy could inspire similar actions in the United States, aiming for calmer roads and praiseworthy civic restraint.
The piece argues the Market Value concept of property assessment is flawed. It contends that encumbrances from long term loans distort farm asset bases and that taxing by current yield acts like a sales tax on inputs such as fertilizer seeds and modern techniques.
A Vancouver opening prayer at the new 6 million Coliseum asked God to ensure NHL leadership grants Vancouver a franchise, while commentary from Edmonton Journal mocks the request amid a broader note on taxation and urban growth.
Dear Abby responds to readers on nontraditional living arrangements and workplace marriage rules. A widow over 65 shares a home with a male cousin, while another letter discusses secret marriage due to job policy. Abby endorses practical happiness and cautions about balance with employment.
Iowa public health chief Dr. Arthur Long urged creation of an administrative services department to standardize personnel, travel, purchasing and office practices across state agencies. He resigns July 1 and plans a year off before returning. He warns current rules hamper policy and calls for a merit system to improve trust and professionalism.
DES MOINES UP I Fourteen small Iowa state parks will stay closed this year due to insufficient funds to operate. The State Conservation Commission cited lack of money for maintaining facilities and hiring staff, planning to reopen by July 1 next fiscal year. Larger parks may have services reduced and water safety patrols delayed.
A collage of light essays and questions from readers includes quips about men in power and sock order, trivia on Edison, muttering on LA sidewalks, hibernating dormice, naked Celt armies, and batophobia. It also features a customer service exchange about peanut butter as a hair remedy, a brief note on the love and war man, and a few reader inquiries about Church of Satan in San Francisco, common law bigamy penalties, and Bing Crosby records.
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